>> >>> Just received a call as follows: (999) 999-9999 NAME NOT FOUND
>>> and it was an "amber alert" about a missing boy in our town.
>>> Has anyone else heard of this?
>> Yep, my town is trying it out.
>> I have an answering machine on my line, to filter out the
>> telemarketers, and thereverse911 system just hangs up without giving
>> out the 'important' message. :-(
>> Claude
> Claude ~ What community are you in? I'm curious about the missing
> boy alert and the Caller ID. Our system does identify the agency
> sending out the alert, including a phone number. that's why I wonder
> where you are and what system they used. The legitimate reverse911
> (not imitations) let's an agency show an ID
[not Claude] Our police chief says there are two agencies: one is free and does not give caller id nor a call back. The second costs but gives a caller ID and a callback number.